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Creative Planning Buys Three-Person Insurance Brokerage in Lee’s Summit

Posted July 16, 2026 Overland Park-based Creative Planning has acquired a Lee’s Summit insurance brokerage firm with a team of three. Founded in 2017, Lovell Insurance Group is a commercial insurance brokerage specializing in commercial insurance, surety and risk management… more

Mariner Partnership Launches AI Workforce Equivalent to 700 Workers

Posted July 16, 2026 Overland Park-based wealth management firm Mariner has partnered with a company to scale an artificial intelligence workforce equivalent to more than 700 full-time employees. New York-based Humanity Labs and Mariner have entered into a five-year partnership… more

Children’s Mercy Opens New $18M Clinic in Wichita

Posted July 15, 2026 Children’s Mercy has opened a new $18.3 million multispecialty outpatient clinic in Wichita, expanding its care capabilities in the area. Located at North Greenwich Road and East 29th Street N, the new 18,000-square-foot clinic features 30… more

UMKC-led Coalition Receives Up To $160 Million for NSF Award

Posted July 14, 2026 The National Science Foundation announced it has selected the University of Missouri-Kansas City-led Critical Materials Crossroads as a recipient of a grant that could help elevate the region as a national hub for critical materials. The… more

Lathrop GPM Completes Move to New Kansas City Office

Posted July 14, 2026 Lathrop GPM announced it has completed its move to a new Kansas City office space near Crown Center. The 47,000-square-foot Crown Center office is now the new home of approximately 100 lawyers and 95 staff and… more

KC-based Franke Schultz & Mullen Acquired by National Firm

Posted July 9, 2026 Franke Schultz & Mullen, P.C., a Kansas City-based law firm with more than two dozen attorneys, has been acquired by a Georgia-based an Am Law 200 firm. Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP (FMG) announced that the… more

Great Southern Bank to Close Nine Locations, Layoff 66 Jobs

Posted July 8, 2026 Updated on July 9, 2026 at 12:30 p.m. As part of a restructuring initiative, Great Southern Bank will close nine banks, including two in the Kansas City area. Great Southern Bank announced it would be permanently… more

University of Kansas Health System Exec Monica Lubeck Promoted to CFO

Posted July 8, 2026 The University of Kansas Health System announced that Monica Lubeck has been promoted to chief financial officer. Previously, Lubeck served as the chief revenue officer and senior vice president and chief financial officer of the Kansas… more

Research Medical Center Appoints Tremaine Gibson as COO

Posted July 8, 2026 HCA Midwest Health announced the appointment of Tremaine Gibson as chief operating officer at Research Medical Center. Gibson joins Research Medical Center from HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest, where he served as vice president of operations for… more

Colorado Investment Firm Buys Noland South Shopping Center in Independence

Posted July 7, 2026 Castle Rock, Colorado-based Dormie Capital Partners announces its acquisition of Noland South Shopping Center, a six-building retail center located in Independence, Missouri. The center is located along South Noland Road and has access to I-70. The… more